Constitution

The left SCREAMS the merits of diversity and how we are all better for it. What they truly mean is that diversity is acceptable and good for the country when it is diversity in name only and diversity they believe to be beneficial. Have a viewpoint or belief that varies from their agenda of diversity and suddenly diversity of thought is evil, dangerous, and unacceptable for the country as a whole.

The Electoral College exists for a very valid reason and is working as intended. The cities and states with the largest population should not be able to dictate the politics for the rest of the nation. Popular vote does not mean that the most ‘popular” candidate won, it means that the states with the largest concentration of population overwhelms and overrules states with sparser population. Popular vote means that those in the center of the country would always be ignored.

The protests over election results are just petty and childish. Just because your candidate lost you have zero right to demand that the winning candidate be ejected from office. You have the right to voice your displeasure and fears but you do not have the Constitutional right to demand that your voice and candidate be installed in office instead.

Had Hillary Clinton won and Trump supporters taken to the streets demanding change, the left would be up in arms (well not literally since they want to take away everyone’s guns) pontificating on how childish, racist, misogynistic, mean spirited, and elitists those protestors were. Trump supporters, for the most part, sit home and just quietly laugh at the protestors and moan their incivility and pettiness. There have been a couple of bad actors scattered here and there but they are the exception not the rule.

As to all of those Hillary supporters that feel scared and are in tears, I’m sorry but good. No seriously, I’m not going to apologize for saying it. The left has been stopping on the religious liberty of every citizen for decades and we are tired of it. Your sexual preference is no one’s business and to be honest, we could care flipping less what you do behind closed doors. My religious liberties are Constitutionally protected rights that have been trampled under the banner of diversity. Why does the left of the political spectrum feel free to tamper with one of the world’s major religions? Why does my faith and Church need to be targeted by the Democratic Party for change? Sorry Democrats but my faith and Church are not subject to tampering to fit your social agenda. I, my Church, my faith, and others of religious belief are not “backward” because we hold different beliefs than you and we will not tolerate change from the outside to suit your political purposes.

Want to know why Hillary Clinton lost the election? Look in the mirror, Hillary and every one of her supporters. Stop blaming others for your failures and look at yourselves. Forcing your left leaning agenda down the throats of everyone that does not share your beliefs backfires. Your tax and spend policies that take money from those that earn it and redistribute it to those that have not backfired as well. Your continual attempts to erode Constitutionally protected rights and freedoms has backfired. Your attempt at forcing healthcare on the country has been filled with lies and has backfired.

The country is more than just the leftist elites that live on the two coasts. The middle of the country fuels this nation and no longer will we sit silently and be ignored. We grow your food, harvest your crops, make your cars, manufacturer your goods, and everything else in between. We are tired of the left shoving their agenda down our throats without regard to our concerns, beliefs, needs, and voices. We will no longer allow the left to be the sole voice that is heard in universities, schools, Congress, or the world.

We could care less who or what you make love to behind closed doors. We don’t care what color your skin is. We don’t care who you worship. We care about the country as a nation. We demand that the money we work so hard to earn stays in our communities to be spent as we see fit. We demand not to be taxed to support programs and policies that are offensive and abhorrent to us. We are the silent majority that may not have the population numbers of the coasts combined but we will no longer be ignored and stomped upon.

We are democrats, republicans, liberal, conservative, libertarians, white, black, red, straight, gay, religious, non-religious, educated, farmers, we wear blue and white collars. We vote from the middle with our hard earned paychecks. We vote for the candidate and party least likely to steal our money for policies and programs we find abhorrent and objectionable.

So, feel free to continue protesting like the sore and petty losers you are. The rest of us pity you and know we will no longer tolerate being treated like an adult relegated to the children’s table at dinner time. Hold up a mirror and realize you, your political agenda, and policies of your political affiliation is responsible for the predicament you feel you find yourselves in currently. It’s time to decide if you are an American or not? If not, I hear Canada and Mexico are willing to shelter you and your ilk. Don’t let the proverbial door hit your ass on the way out!

When did we get Constitution Day? Why do we need a day set aside to celebrate the Constitution as if it were an irrelevant piece of history that was no relevancy in our lives?

Every day is Constitution Day, not just the seventeenth day of September. Sure, the Constitution was ratified today in 1789 but I never remember there being a Constitution Day before this year. Is it a thing now because the Constitution is being ignored by the President and Congress alike? Or is it because we are finally waking up as a nation and beginning to realize that the protections afforded under the Constitution have been eroded and trashed while we sat on the sidelines and allowed it to happen because we were fearful?

I am proud of the Constitution our Founding Fathers and Mothers worked and sacrificed to forge for the future of our new country. It is a document to be celebrated but it is more than that, it is the highest law in the land.and we need to remember that every day of the year, not just today,

For the first time in my life and as an American citizen, I’ve had to contemplate about whether or not to speak. As an American citizen we are all guaranteed protections and freedoms under the Constitution, but we as a society have allowed those rights to be diminished and curtailed because we are scared. We can only lose those protections and freedoms by choice, by choosing to stand up to the growing tyranny of the Executive Branch and the political progressive who believe that only their voice and their beliefs should be heard in the public discourse.

I have decided to practice what I believe and to stand up against the forces of tyranny and repression. The above quote was made by President George Washington in a Speech to Officers at Newburgh in 1783. More than two hundred years have passed and the quote is still relevant. My right, your right, the rights of those we disagree with is under assault by those that believe their rights and beliefs trump those that disagree.

First it was the incredibly disturbing news that there was a bill in the Senate (which has since made it out of committee) to amend the Freedom of Speech provision of the First Amendment to the Constitution. Why isn’t this being covered every day by every news organization as a threat to a free and democratic republic? Simple answer is that those news organizations will use the proposed amendment to further their own agendas and to silence those that speak other truths.

Now comes the disturbing revelation, again no coverage by main stream media, that the National Science Foundation has granted an admitted supporter of left-wing agendas $1 million of your tax payer money to develop a database of “hate speech” on social media sites. Nicknamed “Truthy” the database is the second biggest threat to freedom of speech American faces today.

What constitutes “hate speech” for the database? What happens to those deemed to have engaged in “hate speech”? Hell, what is “hate speech” in the first place? I have no doubts that what the database will track are the social media postings of Americans that stand up to tyranny and who fight to protect their freedoms and guarantees under the Constitution.

No, Mr. President and Senator Reid your views are not the only ones that have a right to be heard and viewed in public. Your continued reign of tyranny must come to an end. Your failure to uphold your oaths of office (“I hereby swear to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States…”) is unforgivable. Your attempts to silence the voices of opposition will result in the opposition losing many a battle (possibly) but ultimately winning the war.

We are Americans and we shall not be silenced in the face of tyranny and oppression.

The case for Articles of Impeachment has nothing to do with politics. The case for Articles of Impeachment is about upholding the rule of law in this country, regardless of the political implications for any political party in this country.

On Bill O’Reilly’s program on Thursday July 10th, Bernard Goldberg offered his opinion on why Sarah Palin’s call of Articles of Impeachment was a terrible idea. What his opinion boiled down to was that it would “destroy the Republican Party”. So basically, the argument against the rule of law is to keep lifelong politicians in office at the expense of the American public. Bill O’Reilly agrees, by the way, that impeachment is political suicide for republicans.

The argument that the lawsuit filed by Speaker of the House John Boehner is and adequate solution to the lawlessness is a flawed and legally baseless argument. The federal courts have repeatedly ruled that they are not the appropriate vehicle to resolve political disputes and that is exactly what the lawsuit is, a political disagreement and stunt. The President isn’t even remotely phased by the lawsuit and even if we assume the best case scenario occurred and the courts rules in favor of John Boehner, the Department of Justice is run by one of the President’s closest friends and advisors. Does anyone honestly expect Eric Holder to honor his oath of office and enforce a legal ruling against the President of the United States?

The alleged destruction of the Republican Party or any existing political party is not a bad thing. I don’t care what party is in office, they are failing to do their job as elected officials. Democrats and Republicans each are equally responsible for the unmitigated mess this country finds itself in today. Politics are more important than getting anything actually done in Congress. Preserving the status quo will only ensure that the failure we find ourselves right now. Porous borders, federal agencies breaking the law, federal agencies garnishing wages without judicial overview or recourse, a Department of Justice that is incapable or unwilling to investigate and prosecute criminal activities, and the list is endless.

We are a country of laws. The highest law of the land is the Constitution and without elected officials willing to enforce the law of the Constitution, it is no wonder that this Administration lies, steals, and cheats at will. The overwhelming majority of Americans no longer trust the federal government. It is time to return to the rule of law and admit that there is more than enough basis for Articles of Impeachment. It is time for the American people to take back their government and demand that their representatives do their job and follow the Constitution.

We live in an amazing nation founded on sound principles of republican democracy and separation of powers. As the nation has aged, those principles have served the nation well. Elected representatives have generally come and gone through both houses and the three branches of government each served to check the other. Somehow in the last century we the people have allowed the Constitution to be subverted by those we elect to represent us at all levels of government.

Tonight on Hannity, Sarah Palin spoke about her editorial today concerning the case for impeachment against President Obama. The founding fathers and mothers of this country provided for a means to remove a president from office when facts and circumstances warrant.

The case for impeachment has nothing to do with race or his politics. It has everything to do with the actions and inactions of President Obama. The chief job of the Office of the President is to ENFORCE the LAW and defend the country. Those are the primary responsibilities laid out in Article I of the Constitution and those are the very things he has consistently failed to do since taking the oath of office

The President does not have a line item veto does NOT exist for the President of the United States and yet, he has repeatedly altered the law to suit his political base regardless of what the actual law requires. (Suspending portions of Affordable Care Act , the Fast and Furious scandal, and unilateral implementation of environmental regulations without impute from Congress.)

The President is charged with the national defense and we all know that he has clearly failed to protect the nation. He has failed to protect the southern border, in fact his inactions have allowed for the recent influx of illegal immigrants. He failed to protect our embassy in Libya and his whereabouts are still unknown when four brave Americans died in a terrorist act. He also allowed for the negotiation with terrorists for the release of a known deserter on the field of battle and the subsequent release of five known terrorists for said deserter. These are not the actions of a President who oversees the national defense.

I know that all political parties in this country lack the nerve or social responsibility to carry through with their Constitutional duty to impeach the President. There is ample cause to impeach the current sitting President of the United States. Thus the country is going to continue to be torn apart by political squabbling on all sides and the divides are only going to grow wider and more divisive.

We are faced with the very thing our founding fathers and mothers were so fearful of, an Imperial President and an apathetic electorate.

If so then you are in for a shocker, there is currently legislation proposed in Congress to AMEND the Constitution to limit Freedom of Speech. No, I didn’t make that up or find it from some far right wing or left wing political site. S.J. Resolution 19 introduced by Senator Tom Udall, with forty-three (43) co-sponsors seeks to limit free speech by amending the Constitution.

The proposed amendment seeks to limit political speech deemed inappropriate by Congress or the States. It is the most broadly written piece of legislation imaginable. Under the terms of the proposed amendment, any language that contributes to or funds spent by or for a political candidate can be limited.

Sounds reasonable on it’s face but reality is MUCH different. Any and all speech can be deemed political by the opposition. If you write a blog or post a video that discusses politics, that can be deemed speech that contributes funds spent by a candidate because your position means they have to spend that much less on their campaign. Films and records produced by big business would be subject to the same constraint on speech as you the little guy.

Are you as an American willing to forgo our nation’s rich history of political dissent and freedom of speech? Do you trust the Washington elite to not used this proposed Constitutional Amendment as a tool against political rivals and those that speak out against abuses in government?

Just imagine if this Amendment were the law of the land today, would we as a country be aware of the scandal and tragedy that is the Veteran’s Administration debacle? Would we be aware of the politics behind the humanitarian crisis on our southern border? Would we even be allowed to question the wisdom of pulling out of Iraq, and soon Afghanistan, before the war was won and without a Status of Forces Agreement in place to help stabilize and guide fledging democracies?

I am an American and as such I have the right to Freedom of Speech short of yelling fire in a crowded theater. I am an American my political views are not subject to censorship because those of opposing viewpoints wish to silence me. I am an American and this country was founded on political dissention and failure to comprehend that proves that those that favor this proposed lunacy have no comprehension of history.

by Michelle Rene Goodhew. I am focused on the business of writing, being an artist, and general self improvement. I am seeking commissions as an artist doing portraits, illustration or graphic design. You can contact me by email: goodhewmichelle@gmail.com

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